Winding up order issued against Ebbsfleet United

It has emerged that a winding up petition was issued against National League side Ebbsfleet United last week.

The news will add further concern to Fleet fans after it was revealed that the club’s players had been paid late in seven of the last ten months.

The Kent side have looked to tighten their budget in recent weeks and have let go of four first team players in a bid to balance the books.

Despite news of the winding up order being revealed, Ebbsfleet’s Managing Director David Archer has moved to reassure supporters, telling Kent live, “Payment is being transferred as we speak. It’s all resolved.

“They know it’s all being done through the procedure. It’s all in hand.”

[Keith Hackett's as thick as pig shit, BTW - that wasn't Yorkshire advice, but Swiss!]
c. £150,000 owed to other Football Creditors
c. £250,000 owed to HMRC [yet to attach to the Petition]£11,000 owed to the law firm CMS-CMNO LLP, as the Petitioner

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Clattenburg had tried, and failed, to set up a Referee training contract in Saudi Arabia for the above company. Hence the swift and unexpected departure from top-level officiating last year, combined with the equally unexpected return from the Empty Quarter.

Hackett & Halsey went west, to the USA, Mexico & Canada.
They also failed, miserably, to sell services already provided by each National FA.

The Company was Wound Up on 5 December, Liquidation is currently underway.
Griffins LLP are the Liquidators, Appointed by the Court.

Still trading, still taking Deposits...see here :Development Tournaments 2019
Taking Deposits from children, into an Insolvent Company on the verge of Liquidation.
Frankly, it doesn't get much worse than that, in my book.

Oh well, we'll just have to ensure that those illustrious former Officials will be called in to the Official Receiver for an Examination under Oath, eh...? Maybe Unwind some Transactions...? Recover some Assets...? Yeah, pretty much guarantee that, in fact.

Clatts always did like to court the headlines.
Nowadays, all Clatt's headlines are going to be about the Courts.

Further to the above, myfootballclub.com & Headington Utd are still subject to 'live' Petitions. Companies Court Winding Up List
[URL will only work until the next weekly WUP List is Published]

Whilst both clubs claim to have paid off HMRC, any other Creditor who is owed £750 or more can still 'Attach' themselves to the Petition, or Substitute themselves in place of the original Petitioner that may have been paid off.

The two clubs remain at risk of such an action until such a time that the Petitions are formally Dismissed by the Judge.

#79 on the list, CR-2018-009285, EBBSFLEET UNITED Ltd
myfootballclub.com continues to be a side-attraction to the planned Theme Park.
The club claims to have paid off HMRC.

#169 on the list, CR-2018-009495, RAIDERS RUGBY LEAGUE Ltd
West Wales Raiders become the first Rugby League club to appear before the Court this Season - only a week after Neath's RFU XV dodged the HMRC hammer.

#183 on the list, CR-2018-009533, OXFORD UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB Ltd
Headington United claim to have paid off HMRC, having recently also brought ex-Internazionale 'billionaire' Erick Thohir onto the club's Board.